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Omen Operation

(Isolation #1)

Taylor Brooke (Goodreads Author)

really liked it 4.00 · Rating details · 174 ratings · 96 reviews

After an epidemic spreads through the country, Brooklyn Harper’s high school years come to an abrupt end.

Implanted in a rural camp, Brooklyn and her friends are cut off from their families and the outside world. Each day is filled with combat training to assure their safety against the crazed, belligerent, and deadly— those infected with a mysterious virus.

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Published June 2018 by NineStar Press (first published October 21st 2016)

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Jun 09, 2018 Lex Kent rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: f-f-ninestar-press, ya-or-na, action, bisexual

This was only okay for me. I should have done a little more research before I grabbed this book. I didn’t realize it was a re-release. I also didn’t realize that this was book one of three that ended in a cliffhanger. I’m not a big fan of cliffhangers when I don’t know that they are coming. Since I mostly read lesfic I do want to mention this book is not that. I would say most of the characters in this book were bisexual.

The story is about a group of young adults, training to survive a zombie li This was only okay for me. I should have done a little more research before I grabbed this book. I didn’t realize it was a re-release. I also didn’t realize that this was book one of three that ended in a cliffhanger. I’m not a big fan of cliffhangers when I don’t know that they are coming. Since I mostly read lesfic I do want to mention this book is not that. I would say most of the characters in this book were bisexual.

The story is about a group of young adults, training to survive a zombie like outbreak. The problem happens when news from outside leaks into the camp. There was no actual virus outbreak and the world is still turning like normal. Brooklyn and her friends decide to escape to find out what the heck is really going on.

This book is a little odd since it feels post-apocalyptic, but it’s not. It feels zombie-ish, but it’s not; it’s the kind of book you really need to suspend disbelief to read. This book is more out there than a normal zombie apocalypse book. I don’t mind books like this, I wanted to really enjoy this, it just never happened.

My biggest problem really was with the characters. While I did like the main character Brooklyn quite a bit, everyone else was pretty blah. I felt no connection or any deeper understanding for any other character. Brooklyn had a crush on a girl who liked pretty things and was dangerous. Brooklyn’s other crush was on a boy who was a coward. That was basically all I knew about her two potential love interests. Besides Brooklyn’s two crushes, all the other characters were basically interchangeable enough that I could not tell them apart.

There is no real romance in this book. As I said almost everyone seems to be bisexual (though there might have been some gay characters but I’m not sure) and they were basically all sleeping with each other. I could not even keep track of who was screwing who. All of this happens off camera. Brooklyn is the only character not sleeping with multiple people. She was lucky to even get a kiss from both her crushes. Even Brooklyn’s crushes are sleeping with other people while she is alone and confused.

I like badass characters like Brooklyn and I like zombie type stories so I thought I would really like this. But I’m just such a character driven reader that I needed to connect to more than Brooklyn. I hate leaving stories unfinished. It’s one of the reasons I very rarely DNF books. I dislike that this ended on a cliffhanger. The OCD in me wants to finish the story when the other books come out. The practical half of me just doesn’t care enough to. I’m just really unsure. I do want to mention I seem to be an outlier with this book. The ratings are almost a solid 4 stars. So I would check out the other reviews before you make a decision.

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Feb 06, 2016 Joelle (Throne of books) rated it really liked it

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**Received an e-arc from the author in exchange for an honest review.**

"Control was all she had left, and she was losing it."

One day, while Brooklyn Harper is out with her friends, a sudden ear-splitting scream pierces the air. Curious, Brooklyn hops out of the car to investigate what the noise was. What she finds is what appears to be a woman standing over another woman. She is barely recognizable and is covered in dark clothing and a dark liquid running down her face. Terrified, Brooklyn runs **Received an e-arc from the author in exchange for an honest review.**

"Control was all she had left, and she was losing it."

One day, while Brooklyn Harper is out with her friends, a sudden ear-splitting scream pierces the air. Curious, Brooklyn hops out of the car to investigate what the noise was. What she finds is what appears to be a woman standing over another woman. She is barely recognizable and is covered in dark clothing and a dark liquid running down her face. Terrified, Brooklyn runs like hell in an attempt to flee the crazed woman.

Little after year since the incident, Brooke has been relocated to a rural camp where she bunks with her friends in a cabin. They have been isolated from the outside world, which has been affected by an epidemic that has spread around the country. This mysterious virus causes the people infected to act belligerent, crazed. Zombie like.

When Dawson winters comes upon a letter, indicating that things on the outside aren't exactly as they had thought. As they begin to doubt everything they've been told of the outside world and why they were separated from their families, they plan an escape.
Once they are in the outside world, they are surprised to find it is normal and unaffected. As they continue on into the city the soon discover that not everything is as it seems, and there is much more to what really happened.

Right from the very start we're thrown into this exhilarating ride that never let up. There was always something happening. I was constantly finding myself saying, "just this one more page" repeatedly and not being able to stop reading. I was so engaged and hooked into the story. The main thing I want to shoutout Taylor Brooke for, are the characters. A million thank you's. SUCH a diverse set of characters, not only did they vary in race, but in sexuality. Taylor did such a fine job of intricately weaving their backgrounds and sexual orientation in such a refreshing way. It was like inhaling a breath of fresh air after suffocation.
While I can't go into too much detail without giving too much away, I can certainly say this book took me by complete shock. It was different from what I was expecting I look forward to a sequel so I can find out what happens to the beloved characters I grew to care so much about. Especially after that ending! The only reason I'm not giving this 5 stars is because of its length, I SOOO believe this could have been longer. There was so much happening and there was definitely potential for it to stretch out a little bit more. ...more

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May 21, 2016 Dianne rated it really liked it

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Brooklyn’s life as she knew it has come to a screeching halt and it all started with an ear-splitting shriek on a long, dark road. She now lives within the confines of a rural survivalist-type camp, where training for battle is the daily norm and she is told the outside world has fallen to a dark and deadly epidemic. The infected have become like crazed man-eating monsters and the world these teens once knew is gone. Have you ever tried to keep secrets from a teen? Have you ever tried to control ...more

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Jun 04, 2017 Dianne rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Right, wrong, selfishness, sacrifice and love, all part of the chaos of a special group of warriors betrayed by a world they were supposed to protect. They are called the Omens and even the fabric that binds them is fraying as doubt, jealousy, insecurity and well-kept secrets put razor-sharp tears in their very foundation. Who can be trusted? Has someone turned on them? Will they face an enemy once considered one of them?

Even two hearts in love can become enemies when their ideals become polar o Right, wrong, selfishness, sacrifice and love, all part of the chaos of a special group of warriors betrayed by a world they were supposed to protect. They are called the Omens and even the fabric that binds them is fraying as doubt, jealousy, insecurity and well-kept secrets put razor-sharp tears in their very foundation. Who can be trusted? Has someone turned on them? Will they face an enemy once considered one of them?

Even two hearts in love can become enemies when their ideals become polar opposites. Kirin has created a drug that will either be a weapon of genocide or the salvation of a world poisoned by their government and a Pharmaceuticals Corporation they were supposed to trust in. Julian must decide if Kirin has become a monster or if the lover he once knew still has a heart.
One former ally will stand against Kirin and his “Genesis Cull,” but it could cost her dearly. An unlikely ally come to her aid with the means to bring Omen Operatives together as they train for a final showdown against one of their own.

Heroes will die, but will their death be final or a re-birth into a new life, a regeneration, if you will. Lovers will learn to share in this time of turmoil, if only to feel the closeness of another. Respect will grow, and trust will be hard won. Will this family of special warriors survive? If they do, if they save the world, what cost will they pay? Where will they go? Will the world ever know of their sacrifice?

Taylor Brooke brings LEGACY STRAIN to life with high tension, deep emotional connections and vivid scenes that spill off the pages. Follow as unsung heroes become pariahs in the game of good versus evil. Witness the blurring of the lines between black and white, the gut decisions made on a hope and a prayer. Ms Brooke spares nothing to bring raw turmoil to each page and I was captured in the web she wove, once again.

I received an ARC edition from Taylor Brooke in exchange for my honest review.

Series: Isolation - Book 3
Publisher: Limitless Publishing LLC (June 6, 2017)
Publication Date: June 6, 2017
Genre: Sci-fi | Post-apocalyptic
Print Length: 259 pages
Available from: Amazon
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Oct 14, 2016 Dianne rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: author-requested-review, arc-read, own, sci-fi, ya-scifi, post-apocalyptic

Page one and Taylor Brooke brings us back into Brooklyn’s world of conflict with a feeling of awakening in unfamiliar, yet dangerous surroundings as Brooklyn finds herself a prisoner of Isolation and Juneau Malloy. Discovering the treachery her captors will go to to test the Omen training her imprisoned rebel team has received is both brutal and cruel, but she is determined that she will not be forced to be his puppet. Will Brooklyn be forced to give herself over to the evil of the auction block ...more

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Jan 31, 2016 Dani (Dani Reviews Things & Love in a time of Feminism) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: arc, 2016-release, blog-tour, read-2016, kindle-copy, swoon

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Disclaimer: I was provided a free copy of this book in exchange for a review, though this hasn't affected my opinion or the content of this review.

Rating: 3.5 stars

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Omen Operation doesn't start out well – in fact, it is rushed and confusing at the beginning, dropping the reader in what seems like it should be chapter 3 or 4. There is no time to get to know the characters or the life they're living before they're already off ...more

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Jun 06, 2017 Mikky (Nocturnal Predators Reviews) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: arc, read-in-2017

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* I received an eARC from the author in exchange of an honest review.

What an awesome ending to an incredible series! I'm not sure what I was expecting as an ending to this crazy adventure. All I know is what I got blew everything out of the water. I also loved the LGBT+ representation in this novel. It's not everyday that I pick up a book that represents and delves into that community.

I have mixed feelings towards Brooklyn because of what was revealed in the end. There w ...more

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Nov 01, 2016 Mikky (Nocturnal Predators Reviews) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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This was a very enjoyable read and the next book seems like it'll pack a punch. That's probably my expectations speaking, but with the way it ended I can't help but speculate. I'll only know if that's a good thing or bad thing when I get my hands on the next book in this series.

I adore Brooklyn as a character. She's the right amount of protective mother hen and badass. It seemed she was much more emotio ...more

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Jun 20, 2018 Alex rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: lgbt-main, lgbt-bi-main, rated-3-stars, read-in-2018, g-modern-fantasy, ship-mf-queer-main

I received an ARC through through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Read on my blog.

All I knew about this book going in was that it had a bisexual MC, and there’s maybe a female love interest. In reality, the four core characters in this book are all bisexual (two guys and two girls), and they are involved with each other in all kinds of combinations – so, the bisexual female MC has both a female and a male love interest who are both bisexual themselves. (Edit: According to the author, ...more

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Oct 25, 2018 Joyfully Jay rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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A Joyfully Jay review.

4.75 stars

This is the third and final book in the Isolation series and should not be read as a stand-alone. In the past two books, we’ve been mostly focused on Brooklyn’s story as she went from a cautious, reactionary, and uncertain young woman to a violent, angry, and wrathful killer trained by Isolation to kill anything and anyone. Including and especially clones of herself and those she cared for who were, in a way, victims as much as she was. Brooklyn stopped caring ab ...more

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Aug 30, 2018 Joyfully Jay rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: elizabeth

A Joyfully Jay review.

4.5 stars

ECHO Campaign is the second book in the Isolation series and would, I think, be a confusing read if you haven’t read the first story. Brooklyn and her friends — all of them young adults in their late teens — were at a camp, training to fight, defend, and kill, and told they were some of the only survivors of a disease that had ravaged the planet. They were going to be the future, reclaiming the world from monstrous zombie monsters, helping create new cities so tha ...more

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Jun 29, 2019 Leigh Kramer added it · review of another edition

ETA 6/16/20: Due to recent revelations about the author’s harmful and abusive behavior toward BIPOC and LGBTQ+ people, I no longer recommend their books. I am allowing the review to stand for transparency but I am clearing the star rating.

I’m a wimpy reader and I really don’t like gory books or books about zombies but I do love Taylor Brooke’s writing so I finally decided to give her Queer assassin book a try. And I’m so glad I did! It was freaking intense and I for sure did not like the Surroga ...more

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Jul 09, 2018 Joyfully Jay rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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A Joyfully Jay review.

4.5 stars

I really don’t want to give away too much of the plot, which is difficult as there is so much plot in this book and not-so-much relationship. As the first book in a new series, this story is focused more on the world-building and the introduction of the characters, the mysterious agency called Isolation, and the speculation behind Project ECHO. Even working within those limitations, the author managed to turn Brooklyn from an average teen girl into a believably ru ...more

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Nov 03, 2016 Grace rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-2016, review-copies

Review originally posted on my blog:
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*I received a free copy in exchange for a honest review*

With the first book, Omen Operation, I was completely surprised and honestly amazed at just how wonderful it was. I read it in no time and continually talked about how this series deserved some serious hype. And now that I have read ECHO Campaign my thoughts are still the same. Honestly I feel like I will be talking about this series non-stop because this new addit Review originally posted on my blog:
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*I received a free copy in exchange for a honest review*

With the first book, Omen Operation, I was completely surprised and honestly amazed at just how wonderful it was. I read it in no time and continually talked about how this series deserved some serious hype. And now that I have read ECHO Campaign my thoughts are still the same. Honestly I feel like I will be talking about this series non-stop because this new addition only made the series better.

Again the characters that I previously loved only grew more with this installment and their background and development only made them more relatable. Brooklyn and her gang not only grew throughout this new book but the villains themselves grew. My favorite thing about this series is that the villains themselves are so well developed. Although there is a new villain introduced and I can already tell I am going to like it’s new direction.

One of the things I loved is that this book kept you reading, just when you thought you found a place to stop for the night something else would pop up that kept me reading. There was always something there that she started and you would have to keep on reading it in order to get to its conclusion.

Brooke continued to pack in as much action as possible into the storyline which is a favorite of mine. But what I loved about it is that the continuous action didn’t mess up the pacing at all. There was still a good amount of downtime and planning which gave the perfect buildup to the next action scene. It all created a great mix between action and slow moments.

As always I am completely in love with Brooke’s writing style and the way we had the POV switches at the perfect moments. I loved how well she always used the POV switches at the perfect moment to create the buildup and add to the pacing.

I’m so excited to see where this is going to go in the conclusion of the story especially with the new villain introduced. I’m ready to see this plan played out and to see what happens next.

So basically my overall is that if you have not picked up this series yet you need to because they are amazing!! ...more

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Dec 18, 2015 Mikky (Nocturnal Predators Reviews) rated it really liked it

Shelves: arc, read-in-2016

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My Rating:✮✮✮½ (3 & a half stars)

* I received an eARC from the author in exchange of an honest review.

This book was very entertaining! I have a long history of enjoying human experiments gone wrong in novels and this one was no exception.

Brooklyn was an awesome heroine, who was not afraid to kick butt and tell it to you straight. She didn't beat around the bush when it came to stressful situations and she really shined in combat/battle. I really took a liking to her and ...more

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Mar 22, 2016 Carrie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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After what was thought to be a virus outbreak around the world Brooklyn Harper finds herself in a rural camp with others her age cut off from their friends and family. Those at the camp are going through combat training to be able to fight against the crazed infected with the virus.

When one of Brooklyn's camp mates finds out that the world outside their camp is not what they thought and the virus seems non-existent they decide to attempt an escape. Finding the world seeming absolutely normal in ...more

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Jul 04, 2017 Nancy (The Avid Reader) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, xpresso-book-tours, young-adult, science-fiction, taylor-brooke, read-2017, read-july-2017

Wow! Legacy Stain just blew me away with all the lies, secrets, betrayal, sacrifices and redemption. Were the lies only secrets to keep everyone you love safe? Were the betrayals only sacrifices to keep the ones you love safe? I think all the characters, Brooklyn, Porter, Gabriel, Dawson, Amber, Julian were all very strong people to be able to do what they did in the end. The love they have for each other was just amazing. Will they redeem their selves in the end?

I loved how the author would ke ...more

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Jul 07, 2017 Jasmine rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Legacy Strain is the third and final book in the Isolation series, and boy is it intense. There's a sort of slow build sort of vibe, but also a race against time sort of vibe to the story.

Kirin and his group are on the verge of releasing a virus to destroy humanity, and Brooklyn and her group are determined to stop it. With Juneau Malloy in the middle of it all, as well as the government stepping in to try and take down this terrorist organization, as they call it, you can definitely feel the a ...more

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Jul 03, 2017 The Book Junkie Reads . . . rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Things heat up and intensify with betrayal, lies, deceit, secrets, sacrifices, hope, denial, confusion, and so much more goes on within this battle for right/wrong, genocide/revolution. There are some many direction. So many paths. This one has what will be needed to make this series stronger. I caution to not start in the middle. Go to the beginning and take it for a full on ride. This YA Post-Apocalyptic Sci-fi reads has a bit of it all that will take you one a journey you will not soon forget ...more

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Feb 18, 2016 Gabriela Cabezut rated it it was amazing

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I started to read this book expecting to find similarities with the other dystopian stories, but it's quite different. It's unique and it builds the reader's anticipation with each chapter. Plus, it's beautifully written.
Definately, a must read if you're into unique-adventure stories. The best part? There's a book 2 coming soon! ...more

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Mar 20, 2016 Laura Morgan rated it really liked it

I was given this book in return for an honest review, and have to admit, I thoroughly enjoyed it! I found the start interesting and it hooked me, but it was around ⅓ of the way in that the story really took off. I was gripped and had to know more. I'm certainly ready for the next instalment. ...more

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Jun 25, 2018 E.M. Hamill rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I always enjoy reading Taylor Brooke's books, because I know I'm going to be in for one heck of a ride.

Omen Operation is no exception. It reads a lot like video game fiction, but not in a bad way, because it's exciting and violent and gory and laced with Brooke's excellent prose. We meet our protagonists in a mysterious boot-camp environment where they train under the belief that they are the survivors of some kind of zombie apocalypse out in the real world. When they realize that everything the ...more

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Jun 13, 2018 Nicole Diskin rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2018-reads, june-2018

I received this book as an ARC thanks to Net Galley and Nine Star Press!
Omen Operation is the story of Brooklyn, Gabriel, Porter, Dawson, and so many other wonderful characters is a post-apocalyptic world, or is it? This story was so amazing! amazing Queer characters, non-stop action, the craziest plot ever and a super interesting love square, that's right I said square, not a merely a love triangle no a love square, unlike anything that I have seen before! This was so much more then I was expe ...more

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Mar 22, 2017 The Book Junkie Reads . . . rated it really liked it

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Zombie reads are not my thing and it was almost the very reason to turn down reading this book but there was just something pulling me toward it. There was just something more behind the words in the blurb that drew me in further. After the first few chapters I found myself reading further and then a bit further. Even after putting it down. I came back to it over and over again just to see what was happening next for Brooklyn, Dawson, and the Camp, the break-out, the run. There was action, drama ...more

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Jul 02, 2018 Sadie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This has a ton of action, a tiny bit of love (and polyamory!), and a cliffhanger that actually leaves off in what seems to be the logical place. Gimme book two, plz.

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Jul 02, 2016 Meyan Rose Malabanan rated it really liked it

I have been such a poop... More than a month ago, Taylor reached out to me through my Goodreads account if I would be willing to receive a copy of her book in exchange for an honest review. Of course, as a blogger, I got really excited and said yes. Fast forward to today and I am just typing this review, I honestly feel bad that it took me this long So Taylor, if your are reading this, I am terribly sorry for the delay, but here is the review I promised, and as early in this review as it is, I c I have been such a poop... More than a month ago, Taylor reached out to me through my Goodreads account if I would be willing to receive a copy of her book in exchange for an honest review. Of course, as a blogger, I got really excited and said yes. Fast forward to today and I am just typing this review, I honestly feel bad that it took me this long So Taylor, if your are reading this, I am terribly sorry for the delay, but here is the review I promised, and as early in this review as it is, I can say that your book was a surprise for me.

If asked what is my general thought about this work, I would say that I was really surprised that I took a liking to it. From the moment I saw the premise of the novel, I knew it was something different from what I usually read, but I was always willing to give stuff a try you know? And Taylor did not disappoint me.

Although the idea of making super humans to be used as weapons for warfare is not a new thing in books or in movies, I think what drew me in was that this was kind of a new take on it. I liked how it dealt with genetics, and science that I could actually believe and follow. Some just seem too far out to be ever believable, or imaginable for that matter. Now I know that fictional books are allowed that kind of freedom, however, there are times like in this particular case where some form of attachment to reality benefits the story.

The writing was fluid as well. I could understand what was happening very clearly. The mystery wasn't in the storytelling but in the plot itself. I like that about it. Even the scenes with much "action" wasn't too overwhelming to read. How the world was introduced, with flashbacks and all was clear. Even those with absolutely no background in science can enjoy this book. Sometimes when books offer different perspectives of provide flashbacks and the likes, one can get lost and need to retrace your steps. Like I said earlier, the story's roots to the real world added to this book's charm.

On some level, I could understand the characters and their actions. I could see where the confusion and survival instincts come from. There was also this underlying rational voice throughout the story which I liked very much. They weren't a bunch of stupid, stubborn kids thrown in together because they could kill monsters effectively. They were thinking, calculating, talented teenagers. They were sensible as they are lethal.

While I appreciate the power dynamics between the teenagers especially the heroine and her male counterpart, I could not say that I ship them as hard as I do those from other novels. I don't know. Maybe their relationship will develop in the next installments. But as it is right now, I wouldn't mind if they didn't end up together, just sayin. Now this is by no means me telling you guys that the tandem is horrible and that they have no chemistry together because they do. There is just something I think lack luster about their interactions in this book. They make a good power couple, but not enough to make me root for them, at least not yet.

As long as you enjoy bad ass females (and males) kick some monster butt and survive while running from people who want to make you heartless assassins, then I think you should give this book a shot. ...more

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Nov 01, 2016 Nadine rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I was lucky to do the review for Omen Operation not too long ago and I was really touched when Taylor asked me to do it once again for ECHO Campaign.

Let me be honest, I think my review for OMEN happened in April, and I have read tons of books since then, so as I started reading I was not 100% in the story. I would usually take the time to re-read the first book and then jump into this one but time is not my friend this week sadly.

So after a slow start as I was getting my brain back together and ...more

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Feb 28, 2017 Annelise Lestrange rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: adventure, alternative-universe, review-on-demand, ebook-collection, reviewed, beautiful-covers, young-adult, drama, romance, dystopian

Review originally posted on The Book Adventures of Annelise Lestrange :)

I received this copy from Xpresso Book Tours in exchange for an honest review. Let's go :D

The Review

ECHO Campaign doesn’t beat around the bush. From page one, we are thrown into a swirl of action and dangers along our heroine, Brooklyn. It was a delightful action read, but it dragged on for me in several parts, especially when the romance blossomed. I didn’t quite dived into the series looking for it, so it felt a bit out of Review originally posted on The Book Adventures of Annelise Lestrange :)

I received this copy from Xpresso Book Tours in exchange for an honest review. Let's go :D

The Review

ECHO Campaign doesn’t beat around the bush. From page one, we are thrown into a swirl of action and dangers along our heroine, Brooklyn. It was a delightful action read, but it dragged on for me in several parts, especially when the romance blossomed. I didn’t quite dived into the series looking for it, so it felt a bit out of place, you know? I mean, the book is nice, but I didn’t feel the crazy pull from the first to know how it ended… Somewhere along the way, I stopped caring about what happened to whom and this was very sad. I don’t regret picking this book up, but I don’t see myself reading the next either… So, three stars for the good action/thriller-ish packed read <3

The narrative follows Brooklyn’s point of view in third person style, which highly contributed for my persistence at keep reading the series. Brooke’s writing style is simple to follow, but also didn’t grab my attention with anything new. As I didn’t much care for the plot or the characters, I’ll just focus on the strongest point of this book: the action.

Brooklyn was SO BADASS in this book! Seriously, you guys have no idea. I’m taking Muay Thai classes at the gym right now, so I was thrilled to read about Brooklyn’s fighting style – not exactly Muay Thai, but all kinds of fight end up in the same fashion, trust me. I can’t wait to be a little more experienced to ask my teacher to teach me some of those awesome moves <3

Also, it’s always nice to read about a strong female character in YA – God knows how much we need more of those! Brooklyn is 21 at the beginning of the book and I could see a lot of myself in her. You know, when she thought with her head and not with her heart.

*~.Cover Analysis.~*

I loved this cover! It’s a huge improvement from book one’s cover and it pictures perfectly the atmosphere for the book. Brooklyn is trapped inside the enemy’s facility, so the white in the background makes perfect sense. Also, it was a genius move to use lime green and yellow shades on the words, both on the title and on the author’s name, as both colors are really related to Sci-Fi, haha! I also loved the fact that the model wasn’t over photoshoped: she still looks real, you know? Seriously, this cover puched all the right buttons with me <3

If you like action, diverse characters and conspiracy theories, sit on a comfortable spot and read on this baby!

Thank you so much for reading! Also, thanks to Xpresso Book Tours for my review copy once again <3 ...more

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Feb 09, 2017 Cranky - The Book Curmudgeon rated it really liked it

**** 4 Cranky Stars ****

On the night of her winter prom, 19 year old Brooklyn encounters a creature resembling a rabid human who chases her into an empty house, she kills the creature and is found by masked and gloved people who take her to a place of safety known as camp 11.

There are already other young people there and they are told that they are the survivors of an epidemic caused by a rampant mutant virus that was a strain of rabies that was decimating the country. Here they are trained in ...more

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Jan 30, 2016 Krista rated it really liked it

I was excited to be an advance reader for Taylor Brooke's first novel, Omen Operation. The premise was fascinating and I couldn't wait to read it. Genetic experiments, government subterfuge, fight or flight, from start to finish I was hooked.

The story was easy to read, caught my interest quickly, and kept me drawn in as I became invested in the characters and their story. Brooklyn is an intriguing character; her life has already been irrevocably changed, and following her journey as everything s ...more

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